The last empress of France the rebellious life of Eugénie De Montijo
"Although a nineteenth-century woman, her almost twenty-first century outlook was key to the creation of modern France. Viewed frequently as a mere "ornament of the throne" of her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, this Spanish-born aristocrat proved to be almost as fiery as her red hair, fighting again...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Kladstrup, Petie, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The last empress of France : |b the rebellious life of Eugénie De Montijo / |c Petie Kladstrup and Evelyne Resnick. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Rebellious life of Eugénie De Montijo | |
| 264 | 1 | |a Toronto, Ontario : |b Hanover Square Press, |c [2025] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2025 | |
| 300 | |a xii, 322 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Of blood and sun -- Marriage-go-round -- Demands of dynasty -- To build a dream -- Sticks and stones, bricks and mortar -- The empress's new clothes -- Readin', writin' and reignin' -- Ministry of charity -- Empressing -- Designing a disaster -- 'A wave of insanity' -- Madame La Sultane de France -- Last days -- Shadow of the guillotine -- Lane of hope, dreams of glory -- On her own -- The matriarch of Europe -- Castilian sunset -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on sources -- Selected bibliography -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a "Although a nineteenth-century woman, her almost twenty-first century outlook was key to the creation of modern France. Viewed frequently as a mere "ornament of the throne" of her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, this Spanish-born aristocrat proved to be almost as fiery as her red hair, fighting against institutional limitations, establishing innovations in childcare and women's health, scientific research and education, battling anti-Semitism and "sex prejudice," all the while displaying a political acumen so sharp that her husband gave her sole control of the government during his absences and consulted her daily when he was home. But the triumphs and glamour of her life were coupled with heartbreak and tragedy"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-306) and index. | ||
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Eugénie, |c Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, |d 1826-1920. |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Napoleon |b III, |c Emperor of the French, |d 1808-1873 |x Marriage. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Empresses |z France |v Biography. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a France |x History |y Second Empire, 1852-1870. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Biographies. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Resnick, Evelyne, |e author. | |
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